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Burr Oak Police Jail Information

Address

Burr Oak Police Jail
228 South Third Street
Burr Oak, MI 49030

Phone Number

Phone Number: 269-489-2414

The Burr Oak Police Jail is located at 228 South Third Street in Burr Oak, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Burr Oak Police Department.

This site tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Burr Oak Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Burr Oak Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find St Joseph County court records, and much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Burr Oak Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know someone that has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Burr Oak Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Burr Oak Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Burr Oak Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Burr Oak Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will be released. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Burr Oak Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Burr Oak Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 269-489-2414 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Burr Oak Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Burr Oak Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Burr Oak Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Burr Oak Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Burr Oak Police Jail is:

Burr Oak Police Jail
228 South Third Street
Burr Oak, MI 49030

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Burr Oak Police Jail
228 South Third Street
Burr Oak, MI 49030

The Burr Oak Police Jail mail policy changes often, so be sure to review the official Burr Oak Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Burr Oak Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Burr Oak Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the St Joseph County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the St Joseph County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the St Joseph County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Burr Oak Police Jail inmates change frequently, so visit the Burr Oak Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Burr Oak Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Burr Oak Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-489-2414 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmateâ€™s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Burr Oak Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Burr Oak Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Burr Oak Police Jail phone number is: 269-489-2414

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Burr Oak Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Burr Oak Police Jail, click the link below.

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